[AMPS] Whither the 807?

[John/K4WJ]

At 08:52 AM 11/1/99 +0008, George T. Daughters wrote:



>You may have independently come up with it, but you weren't the
>first.  My old friend and Elmer, Jim, w9jbz, used the term frequently
>in 1955.  I don't know where he got it.  Why didn't the term "1625"
>become popular for a higher potential (more alcohol) libation become
>popular?
Back in 1959 in Cleveland, Ohio, I heard guys also refer to the "813" which 
I interpreted to mean something stronger than an 807 (beer).


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